Word Is Alive / The Word Is Alive

 
Intro
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Verse 1
E2                    B          F#                       E2 
 Looking out from His throne the Father of light and of men 
                      B         F#                        E2
Chose to make Himself known and show us the way back to Him 
                       G#m7             F#                   C#m
Speaking wisdom and truth into the hearts of peasants and Kings
E2               G#m7      
 He began to unveil the Word 
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That would change the course of all things 
E                     F#  
  With eyes wide open all would see

Chorus
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The Word is alive and it cuts like a sword through the darkness 
F#sus      F#            G#m7        E              B 
    With a message of life to the hopeless and afraid 
          E                        F#sus  
Breathing life into all who believe 
    B/D#       G#m      B                          F# 
The Word is alive and the world and its glories will  
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But His truth it will not pass away 
          B         E                   F# F#sus    
It remains yesterday and forever the same  the Word is alive 
 G#m G#sus G#m B2   F# F#sus F# F#sus F#

Verse 2
E2                      B  F#                      E2
 Simple strokes on a page eternity's secrets revealed 
                          B   F#                      E2 
Carried on from age to age it speaks truth to us even still 
                              G#m7 
And as the rain falls from heaven
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Feeds the earth before it returns
   E2                       G#m7 
Lord, let Your Word fall on us 
    F#                              E
And bring forth the fruit You deserve
                    F#  
With eyes wide open let us see

Interlude
E F# G#m7 F#/A# G#m7 B C#m7 F#/A# B  D#m7 B/D# E C#m7 F# D#m7

Ending
    F#         E F#sus G#m B      
The Word is alive
               E F#sus G#m B E
His Word is alive